Brendan Gleeson is one of those actors thats in everything and has a vital part in the film though you may not even know his name. Born in Dublin he starting acting aged 34, before that he was a maths teacher for secondary school kids.
He had some small film roles but only really got noticed as Hamish in Braveheart (1995) to be honest I didn't know it was him at the time. The man is a great character actor good with accents and never phones in a role, if he does you can't tell.
He was my favourite character in the crap film "Gangs of new York" in 2002 in which he dies and in 2003 played Frank in 28 days later and also dies and the directors know the audience feels the loss if he is playing a good guy as he does it so well.
A ton of movies which I haven't seen but I have seen Troy in 2004 and when Gleeson plays a tough bastard he does it well, yes he gets killed.
One of the few actors I know who can disappear into his roles, for a big broad 6 foot 2 inch guy to appear menacing or non-threatening that's no mean feat.
I like Gleason he has an easy talent to him and can be a scene stealer no matter who he is with by just having on-screen presence .
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